Super Mario Run is now available on iOS. However, right now it’s available exclusively on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, but not on Android. Which has prompted some clever ne’er-do-wells to offer fake versions of the game on Google Play to lure in unsuspecting Mario fans.

However, as interesting as all of this is, what’s more interesting is the rash of apps cropping up on Google Play purportedly connected to Super Mario Run in some way. Unfortunately, none of them are legit in any way, shape, or form because Super Mario Run isn’t available on Android, and won’t be until sometime in 2017!

Super Mario Doesn’t Run on Android

According to CNET, scammers are using two distinct methods to catch out Android users caught up in the Super Mario Run hype. The methods may differ, but the results are the same… Android users getting fooled into thinking they have an inside track on Super Mario Run.

The first involves offering up similarly named titles such as “Mario Run Jumper” and “Super Plumber Run”. The second involves apps promising to download and install the real Super Mario Run for you, even though it doesn’t yet exist on Android. Which means they’re spouting bullshine.

We’ll say it one last time for anyone who’s hard of hearing: Super Mario Run is an iOS exclusive right now, and isn’t available on Android. So if you either see an app masquerading as Super Mario Run or claiming to offer access to the game, just ignore it and move on with your day.

Have you downloaded Super Mario Run on iOS yet? If so, what do you think of it? Are you happy to pay the asking price required to access the full game? If you’re an Android user, how do you feel about not being able to play Super Mario Run until next year? Have you seen one of these bogus apps on the Google Play Store? Please let us know in the comments below!